Brosme

Cusk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Brosme
Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817
Species:
B. brosme
Binomial name
Brosme brosme
(Ascanius, 1772)
Distribution of cusk (in blue)
Synonyms
  • Gadus brosme Ascanius, 1772
  • Brosmius brosme (Ascanius, 1772)
  • Enchelyopus brosme (Ascanius, 1772)
  • Gadus torsk Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Gadus lubb Euphrasen, 1794
  • Blennius torsk Lacepède, 1800
  • Brosmius flavescens Lesueur, 1819
  • Brosmerus flavesny Lesueur, 1819
  • Brosmius flavesny (Lesueur, 1819)
  • Brosmus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
  • Brosmius vulgaris (Fleming, 1828)
  • Brosmius scotica Swainson, 1839
  • Brosmius americanus Gill, 1863

The cusk (Brosme brosme) is a North Atlantic cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae. It is the only species in the genus Brosme. Its other common names include European cusk, tusk, torsk, brosmius and moonfish.

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